The '''Green Party''' is one of the political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties. The Greens have been active as a third party since 2001. The party first gained widespread public attention during [[Ralph Nader]]'s presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. Currently, the primary national Green Party organization in the U.S. is the '''Green Party of the United States''', which has eclipsed the earlier Greens/Green Party USA.

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<div style="float:right;">{{greendot}}</div>{{tnr}}The '''Green Party''' is one of the political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties.

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==History==

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The Greens have been active as a third party since 2001. The party first gained widespread public attention during [[Ralph Nader]]'s presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. Currently, the primary national Green Party organization in the U.S. is the '''Green Party of the United States''', which has eclipsed the earlier Greens/Green Party USA.

The Green Party in the United States has won elected office mostly at the local level; most winners of public office in the United States who are considered Greens have won nonpartisan-ballot elections (that is, the winning Greens won offices in elections in which candidates were not identified on the ballot as affiliated with any political party).<ref>[http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/electeds.html Green Party members holding elected office in the United States] Green Party of [[California]], June 2007</ref> The highest-ranking Greens ever elected in the nation were [[Richard Carroll]] [http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=bf458f35-158e-4226-9826-1f2e1ffb209f] who is a member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] elected in 2008, [[John Eder]] who was a member of the [[Maine State Legislature|Maine House of Representatives]] 2002-2006, and [[Audie Bock]], who was elected to the [[California State Legislature|California State Assembly]] in 1999 but switched her registration to Independent seven months later<ref>[http://ca.rand.org/statebulls/bulletins/statebull218aa.html Sole Green Party Legislator Makes Switch] RAND California Policy Bulletin, Oct. 18, 1999</ref> running as an independent in the 2000 election.<ref>[http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courtadmin/aoc/documents/capcon1100.pdf Ca 2000 Election Night Returns (PDF)] The Capital Connection, Nov. 08, 2000</ref> In 2005, the Party had 305,000 registered members in states that allow party registration, as well as tens of thousands of members and contributors in the rest of the country.<ref>[http://web.greens.org/stats/ Green Party Ballot Status and Voter Registration Totals (United States)] Green Party of California, May 2005</ref> During the 2006 elections the party had ballot access in 31 states.<ref>[http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2006_09_05.shtml Greens Win Ballot Access in 31 States, Up From 17 in January] Green Party of the United States, Sep. 05, 2006</ref>

The Green Party in the United States has won elected office mostly at the local level; most winners of public office in the United States who are considered Greens have won nonpartisan-ballot elections (that is, the winning Greens won offices in elections in which candidates were not identified on the ballot as affiliated with any political party).<ref>[http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/electeds.html Green Party members holding elected office in the United States] Green Party of [[California]], June 2007</ref> The highest-ranking Greens ever elected in the nation were [[Richard Carroll]] [http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=bf458f35-158e-4226-9826-1f2e1ffb209f] who is a member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] elected in 2008, [[John Eder]] who was a member of the [[Maine State Legislature|Maine House of Representatives]] 2002-2006, and [[Audie Bock]], who was elected to the [[California State Legislature|California State Assembly]] in 1999 but switched her registration to Independent seven months later<ref>[http://ca.rand.org/statebulls/bulletins/statebull218aa.html Sole Green Party Legislator Makes Switch] RAND California Policy Bulletin, Oct. 18, 1999</ref> running as an independent in the 2000 election.<ref>[http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courtadmin/aoc/documents/capcon1100.pdf Ca 2000 Election Night Returns (PDF)] The Capital Connection, Nov. 08, 2000</ref> In 2005, the Party had 305,000 registered members in states that allow party registration, as well as tens of thousands of members and contributors in the rest of the country.<ref>[http://web.greens.org/stats/ Green Party Ballot Status and Voter Registration Totals (United States)] Green Party of California, May 2005</ref> During the 2006 elections the party had ballot access in 31 states.<ref>[http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2006_09_05.shtml Greens Win Ballot Access in 31 States, Up From 17 in January] Green Party of the United States, Sep. 05, 2006</ref>

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==State affiliates==

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In some states, the Green Party has affiliates under different names.

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===Mountain Party===

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The Mountain Party is the [[West Virginia]] affiliate of the Green Party.<ref>[http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2010/08/mountain-party-primary-turnout-is-better-than-primary-turnout-for-either-major-party-in-west-virginia/ ''Independent Political Report'', "Mountain Party Primary Turnout is Better than Primary Turnout for Either Major Party in West Virginia", August 28, 2010]</ref>

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The Mountain Party came into existence as a [[ballot-qualified political party]] in 2000, when novelist [[wikipedia:Denise Giardina|Denise Giardina]] ran for [[Governor of West Virginia]] as a candidate of the party and won more than 1% of the vote. West Virginia's election laws say that when a party's candidate for governor achieves 1% or more of the vote for governor in the most recent general election, the party will be defined as ballot-qualified and can run candidates under its ballot label.<ref>[http://www.mtparty.org/denise_for_gov_archive/ Archive of the Denise Giardina for Governor website]</ref>

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'''2010 candidates:'''

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* Jesse Clarence Johnson Jr., candidate for U.S. Senate, in the special election to replace Robert Byrd, and for [[West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010#District 32|District 32, West Virginia House of Delegates]]<ref name=candidates>[http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?county=Statewide&electionid=1&type=0 Candidates in the May 11, 2010 primary in West Virginia]</ref>

The Progressive Party of Missouri is the official affiliate of the Green Party in the State of Missouri<ref>[http://www.greenpartymo.org/gpmo/index.php ''Green Party of Missouri'' "Welcome to the Progressive Party of Missouri"]</ref>. The Progressive Party of Missouri has a platform that is compatible with the by-laws of the national Green Party<ref>[http://www.greenpartymo.org/gpmo/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=3:3 ''The Progressive Party of Missouri'' "About the PPMO"]</ref>.

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'''2010 candidates:'''

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* Midge Potts, candidate for the United States Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Kit Bond.

The Progressive Party of Missouri did not qualify any candidates for state legislature on the 2010 ballot<ref>[http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/candidatelist.asp?eid=287 ''Missouri Secretary of State'' "2010 Candidate List"]</ref>.

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==2010 elections==

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===State legislatures===

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::''See also: [[Political parties with candidates in state house elections in 2010]], [[Political parties with candidates in state senate elections in 2010]]''

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The Green Party fielded a total of [http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Political_parties_with_candidates_in_state_house_elections_in_2010 69 candidates] for State House across the nation in 2010. The Green Party qualified state house candidates in 17 states. The Green Party also [http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Political_parties_with_candidates_in_state_senate_elections_in_2010 fielded 5 candidates that qualified on the ballot for State Senate in 4 states]. The Green Party accounted for 0.62% of State House candidates and 0.18% of State Senate candidates in 2010.

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===Governors===

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:: ''See also: [[Gubernatorial elections, 2010]]''

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The Green Party fielded [http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Gubernatorial_elections,_2010 two candidates] for gubernatorial elections in 2010 out of the [http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Gubernatorial_elections,_2010 37 that were contested nationwide].

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==See also==

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* [[List of political parties in the United States]]

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* [[Political parties with candidates in state senate elections in 2010]]

==External links==

==External links==

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*[http://www.gp.org/index.php Green Party of the United States] Official website

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The Green Party is one of the political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties.

History

The Greens have been active as a third party since 2001. The party first gained widespread public attention during Ralph Nader's presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. Currently, the primary national Green Party organization in the U.S. is the Green Party of the United States, which has eclipsed the earlier Greens/Green Party USA.

The Green Party in the United States has won elected office mostly at the local level; most winners of public office in the United States who are considered Greens have won nonpartisan-ballot elections (that is, the winning Greens won offices in elections in which candidates were not identified on the ballot as affiliated with any political party).[1] The highest-ranking Greens ever elected in the nation were Richard Carroll[1] who is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives elected in 2008, John Eder who was a member of the Maine House of Representatives 2002-2006, and Audie Bock, who was elected to the California State Assembly in 1999 but switched her registration to Independent seven months later[2] running as an independent in the 2000 election.[3] In 2005, the Party had 305,000 registered members in states that allow party registration, as well as tens of thousands of members and contributors in the rest of the country.[4] During the 2006 elections the party had ballot access in 31 states.[5]

State affiliates

In some states, the Green Party has affiliates under different names.

Mountain Party

The Mountain Party came into existence as a ballot-qualified political party in 2000, when novelist Denise Giardina ran for Governor of West Virginia as a candidate of the party and won more than 1% of the vote. West Virginia's election laws say that when a party's candidate for governor achieves 1% or more of the vote for governor in the most recent general election, the party will be defined as ballot-qualified and can run candidates under its ballot label.[7]

Progressive Party of Missouri

The Progressive Party of Missouri is the official affiliate of the Green Party in the State of Missouri[9]. The Progressive Party of Missouri has a platform that is compatible with the by-laws of the national Green Party[10].

2010 candidates:

Midge Potts, candidate for the United States Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Kit Bond.

Nicholas Ladendorf, candidate for United States Congress in Missouri's 7th District[11].

The Progressive Party of Missouri did not qualify any candidates for state legislature on the 2010 ballot[12].